Diana Wright

admin@cooswatershed.org

(541) 888-5922

Diana recently moved to North Bend from La Grande, Oregon. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Boise State University. Before coming to CoosWA, Diana spent six years as the Executive Assistant at a non-profit serving four counties in Eastern Oregon. She also worked for over 15 years in the financial services industry. Diana enjoys exploring her new surroundings with her husband and friends in her spare time.

Role at CoosWA: Diana does a lot of behind-the-scenes work to keep the administrative and financial parts of CoosWA running smoothly! She is also likely the first voice you’ll hear when you call the CoosWA office, and the first face to greet you when you stop by in person.

Favorite book?

“My go-to answer for a book recommendation is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. It’s the fascinating true story of a poor African American woman whose cancer cells were used without consent for research. Those HeLa cells continue to live on 73 years after her death and continue to be used for research against the wishes of her family. The book explores the racial politics of medicine and the family’s fight for recognition and compensation as over 11,000 patents have been developed using HeLa cells.”